In November, Gray Television revealed its new local leadership slate, which outlined who would be leading a host of stations it was acquiring from Meredith Local Media. Among those changes was the move from Southern Arizona to Mobile, Alabama of Eric Duncan to take the GM position of FOX affiliate WALA-10.
Now, Gray has decided who will succeed Duncan in Tucson. It’s a market veteran with years of experience at the former Cordillera Communications.
Michael Hornfeck, the man who served as National Sales Manager KVOA-4 in Tucson from August 2014 until now and, before that, served as LSM and as a National/Regional Director, is now the leader for Gray’s crosstown CBS affiliate, KOLD-13.
Hornfeck joined KVOA in January 2004, and stayed with the station through its 2019 ownership transition from Cordillera to Quincy Media, Inc. With Gray then agreeing to purchasing Quincy Media, a decision was made to spin off KVOA. The station went to Allen Media Group; Hornfeck ultimately joined Gray, while the station he’d been associated with did not.
It’s a big win for Gray, as Hornfeck has also served as LSM for KMSB-11, the FOX affiliate in Tucson, and MyNetwork TV sibling KTTU-18. The stations, while owned by TEGNA, are operated by Gray under a shared services agreement.
Meanwhile, Hornfeck started his career at Tucson’s ABC affiliate, KGUN-9, owned the The E.W. Scripps Co.
